Barbara Bush was laid to rest in Houston on Saturday. Here in Maine, a memorial service for Mrs. Bush will take place in Kennebunkport, a spot she and her husband put on the map as its long-time summer residents.
Barbara Bush meant so much to Maine, from her folksy ways to philanthropy, which includes her promotion of the Barbara Bush Children's Hospital in Portland, a place my own children have spent time in. Mrs. Bush not only lent her name (and untold donations) to the hospital, she visited one or two times a year. When she did, Mrs. Bush the literacy advocate always read stories to the children.
BOSTON — The ongoing feud between the Boston Globe and sports talk radio giant WEEI reached new highs this week after morning show host Kirk Minihane and producer Chris Curtis began questioning the Boston Marathon bombing-related reporting and claims of longtime Globe columnist Kevin Cullen.
Apparently spurred by a wildly emotional Saturday column in which Cullen marked the fifth anniversary of the marathon bombing, Minihane along with co-host Gerry Callahan spent parts of their last few shows poking holes in some of the dramatic anecdotes authored by Cullen, including his claim of being at the finish line minutes after the two bombs exploded when in reality he admittedly did not reach the scene until hours later.
